6- Trail Times-Friday, April 24, 1981

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With the hockey season
winding down and more
summer-like sports on the
way I polled a number of
people on what we might
expect in our town during
the coming season. For one
reason or another nobody is
ready to talk at too much
length on the subject 88
most are in the throes of

PEPP-1ALK
organizing or what have you
and are keeping a lid on
things for the time being.
Whether this is a sign that
we could be in. for a bumper
year or not is yet to be
figured out.
Of the people I have
talked to only the ones
responsible for organizing
the Uplander fastball team

seem to be making any real
headway. The team, which
will once again enter the
Trail Commercial League
this summer, is working out
in the high school gym
under the watchful eye of
Jolm Stanton and figure to
be a force to be reckoned
with during the coming

season.

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Pl!IIIII'

The men's slow-pitch more be the place to go if
league will once more be you want your funny-bone
operating, how many teams tickled. It sounds like Babe
we don't know yet, but you and Rudy Laface, aided and
can bet it all points to that abetted by a number of fun.
big tournament which is a loving people, will be puthighlight of Rossland's ting on their act once more.
sporting summer.
The Rossland Labatts
If there is going to be any soccer team are in an inLittle League ball in town - decisive mood right now 88
this year, whoever is people have not been tororganizing it is keeping a ning out for practices. I
very closed shop on the talked to Joe Hughes last
information.
night and the long-time
Little League ball bu not soccer advocate seems a
been exactly a smash hit in little disappointed that
our town for some time. It things are not going too
would be nice to see well.
someone give it a boost but
He· mentioned that the
Minor Soccer seems to have possibility of a strike at
taken over.
Cominco is one of the
I really don't know if it is reasons for the lack of inall a matter of economics 88 terest on the part of lots of
some people seem to think, the players who have
or whether it is the fact that previously been part of the
kids all love to be into the Labatts team.
game they are playing and
Minor Soccer will once
in soccer the action is again be a real force in the
continuous.
summer prosram for our
The Rossland Recreation youngsters. A meeting will
has a very ambitious be held this week to sort out
program, which covers most tqe teams and then things
every sport or activity one will begin to happen, John
could ask for, and it would Habicht tells me things
be great ·to see this program point to another successful
bear fruit.
season.
As I explained last week
The area leagues seem to the zany ones will be out in be the answer to a lot of
full force again this summer things, maybe someone
and Monday evenings at should try getting Little
Cook Avenue park will once League ball going and enter
a team or so in the Trail
organization instead of
trying to go it on our own.
There is no doubt that young
ballplayers would benefit

In soccer the action Is
continuous.
The Rossland Recreation
bas a very ambitious
program, which covers most
every sport or activity one
could ask for, and it would
be great ·to see this program
bear fruit.
.
As I expJained last week
the zany ones will be out In
full force again this summer
and Mpnday evenings at
Cook Avenue park will once

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again be a real force In the
summer program for our

youngsters. A meeting will
be held this week to sort out
tlte teams and then things
will begin to happen, John
Habicht tel11 me things
point to another successful

season.

The area leagues aeem to
be the answer to a lot of
things, maybe someone
should try getting Little
League ball going and enter
a team or so in the Trail
organization instead of
trying to go it on our own.
There Is no doubt that young
ballplayers would benefit
from such a move.
One program that I have
thought quite serioualy
about Is the rec's hiking and
backpacking tripl. Here I
am, getting fat and lazy
when our surrounding
mountain scenery beckons.
I've lived in tbese mountains for over 30 years and
I've never seen the view
from Mt. Roberts.
Nancy Gardner will
supervise these nature hJbs
and I'm really COll8lderlnl
Joining the kids on some of
them; it wUl be 8lllletbing
different, for sure.
Getting farther afield in
my ramblings it would
appear that we could very
well be faced with an allNew York Stanley Cup final
The Islanders need only one
more victory from the
Alberta capital. Wayne
Gretzky and his friends
have fought a good fight hut
in the end I think class wUl
count and the Isles have a
lot of that.
Calgary Flames have
really caught the fans'
imagination and will
probably go on to the semis
but they will have to show a
little more than the last time
I watched them Clll the tube
before they can be expected
to go all the way. .
The Rangers are a proud

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I've Jived In tbNe momitains for over 30 :,ears and
I've never seen the view
from Mt. Roberta.

Nancy Gardner will
supervise these nature bikes
and I'm really COllllderiDg
joining the kids Cll IOIDI of
them; it will be Nmetblng
different, for IUl'e.
Getting farther afield In
my nrnbUngs it would
appear that we could very
well be faced with an allNew York Stanley Cup final.
Tbe Islanders need only Clle
more victory from the
Alberta capital. Wayne
Gretzky and bis friends
have fought a good fight but
in the end I think class will
cowit and the lales have a
lot of that.
C&lgary Flames have
really caught the fans'
imagination and will
probably go on to the semla
but they will have to show a
little more than the last time
I watched them Cll the tube
before they can be expected

to go all the way. The Rangers are a proud

organlutlcm, aperienced,
they have the bonel to go to
the finals and in a con- ,
frontatlcm with their croa. I
town rivals, they just could t
be the 11181 Stanley Cup I
champtons. Minnescu are C
definitely a force to be 2
reckoned with, and will not 0
be leaving without quite a 8
battle.
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In closing, I would like to ti
say bow much I admire the c
spirit that goes with revival C

of the senior Smokies. e
There's a lot of people with
a lot of guts trying to do a ,
pretty big job.
Now, if only the fans will

give them the needed
support, senior hockey could
once more be another

source of entertaimnent to

go along with the already
pleasing show put Cll b)' the
KIJlll, kids.

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